Manufactured Boards

Manufactured boards are made by cutting up solid timber wood and sticking it back together again in different ways. Which board is made by sticking together very thin layers of hardwood?

• MDF
• plywood
• chipboard
• hardboard

Which board is made by gluing and pressing together very small pieces of softwood?

• MDF
• plywood
• chipboard
• hardboard

Which board is made by by gluing and compressing tiny fibres of softwood?

• MDF
• plywood
• chipboard
• hardboard

What is this material?

• Blockboard

• Plywood

• M.D.F.

What does MDF stand for

• Medium Density Fibreboard 
• Maximum Density Fibreboard
• Melamine Density Fibreboard
• Muitiple Density Fibreboard

Plywood has layers, called plies or a single ply, that are layered ...

• In opposite directions
• In the same direction
• In varying directions

A veneer is ...

• a thin layer of chipboard
• a thin layer of material, usually wood or plastic
• a thick layer of wood that is glued on
• a thick layer of plastic added to wood

Laminating is the process of ..

• gluing chips together
• gluing layers of material together
• gluing layers of wood together
• gluing fibres together

Why do man-made boards lessen the impact of deforestation?

• MDF is easy to recycle, so it can be used over and over

• Trees do not need to be chopped down at all because man-made boards are made from synthetic materials only

• Fewer trees need to be chopped down because man-made boards are made from waste or recycled material

What is a mitre square used for?

• For marking 90 degree angles

• For setting and marking out an angle of your choice

• For setting and marking out an angle of your choice